October 18, 2013 | The Miami Student

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013

VOLUME 141 NO. 14

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1940, The Miami Student reported that over 300 attended a second-generation student and alumni reunion held in October. The article began, “Ghosts

of bygone days haunted Benton hall Thursday as students whose parents, grandparents and even great grandparents attended the university made the rafters ring with modern chatter about ancient days.”

Mental disorders affect one in four students

BY GRETA MORRIS

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Twenty-seven percent of the Miami University student body has been diagnosed with a mental disorder, according to a June 2012 report published by Miami University Student Counseling Services. According to the report, “Mental Health Status of Miami Students,” these disorders range from disordered eating to suicidality.

Though one in three students might seem an exceptionally high ratio, the report said it is close to the national average of 26 percent.

Counseling Services have recently experienced an increase in the number of students seeking their help, with the most common disorders including anxiety disorder, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit disorder (ADD).

“These findings … show that 20 percent of Miami students score positive on a depression screen while 14 percent score positive on an anxiety screen,” the report reads. “Eight percent of students seriously considered suicide and 2 percent made a plan for committing suicide in the past.”

Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders on Miami’s campus, its students typically have a more negative perception of mental disorders than students at other universities, according to an assessment brief published in October, 2012, titled “Mental Health Service Trends and Stigma Among Miami Students.”

“Miami students report more frequently that they think oth-

ers view mental health treatment in a negative light, as a sign of weakness, and Miami students report that they view mental health treatment as personal failure as well,” director of Student Counseling Services, Dr. Kip Alishio said. “We had been working hard to break this stigma down.

There should be no stigma. It’s no more sign of weakness than getting a cold is.”

So far, in 2013, 9.3 percent of the student body has used the mental health services provided

by Miami, according to Alishio.

This is an increase of roughly 100 students since 2011, according to an assessment brief of the Student Counseling Services published by Miami in October of 2012.

This increase in student use of the facility in recent years led to the administration expanding the staff of the Student Counseling Center.

“The administration approved the increase in staff by two counselors this year,” Alishio said.

“As a result, no students have had to be put on a waiting list yet, whereas at this time, there is normally a long list.”

The launch of a Miami app aimed to prevent suicide also has promising feedback. Since its launch earlier this year, the app has been downloaded over 1000 times, according to Alishio.

“While we can’t look at exactly what they are doing with the app, we found it encouraging that they see the need for it.” Alishio said.

According to the report, the high rate of mental disorders may stem from the high expectations students have for themselves.

Current college students had the

highest scores ever recorded for their drive for achievement while also having the lowest scores of any cohort in their ability to handle frustration, according to the Miami assessment brief.

Alishio said he encourages those who exhibit signs of a mental disorder seek help. Common signs of depression include a low, sad mood, crying for no apparent reason, over sleeping or struggling to stay asleep, lack of motivation, negative sense of one’s self and a drastic change in appetite. Rapid heartbeat and thoughts, jitteriness and difficulty concentrating are marks of anxiety, another common disorder according to Alishio.

If someone is dealing with a mental disorder, Alishio said he urges him or her to share their feelings and not isolate themselves.

“Talk about it,” Alishio said.

“Talk with friends; it is a tendency to isolate oneself when feeling depressed. Make a special effort to interact with other people and talk about it. If needed, also seek professional help.”

Counseling Services are available to all students upon making an appointment. This first five individual sessions are free, and after, the cost is $25 per session.

However, Alishio stresses that no student will be denied service because of an inability to pay.

Online screenings are also available on the Student Counseling Services’ website. These screenings are free, anonymous, and are available for disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and substance abuse.

Lifting the lid: Trashcan alcohol content reveals shared student misconception

BY CHRIS CURME COMMUNITY EDITOR

The “Trashcan” is a popular alcoholic drink that can be purchased at a number of bars Uptown. Though most students have heard of the drink, few have an accurate idea of its alcohol content, according to a Miami Student investigation.

Sophomore Brandon Champion said he goes Uptown roughly once a week and has heard the Trashcan packs a six-standard-drink punch.

Others are doubtful.

“I’ve heard everyone say six [shots in a Trashcan],” Junior Patrick Greitzer said. “I think it’s more like four.”

Carlee Gambler, general manager of Brick Street Bar and Grill, said Brick Street’s bar is best known for its Trashcans.

While holding two liquor bottles in each hand, upturned over the plastic cup, Gambler said a Trashcan contains vodka, gin, rum and triple sec.

She then drizzled in blue curacao, added Sprite and topped it off with a can of Red Bull.

“It’s four ounces of liquor,” Gambler said.

Considering the alcohol content of a standard drink is equivalent to about 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor, a Trashcan contains slightly less than three standard drinks.

Dr. Rose Marie Ward, associate professor in Miami University’s College of Education, Health, and Society, conducts research on the college

drinking culture. She said she collects much of her data on High Street.

“I breathalyse students Uptown,” she said. “We ask them to estimate their [Blood Alcohol Level]. We also ask them how many drinks they had … and they say ‘yeah I had a Trashcan. Well, I say, ‘Yeah, what was in it? Who poured it?’”

Ward said students often are unaware of what they are drinking.

“There was a very low relationship between what they thought their BAL was and what it actually was,” Ward said, indicating students tend to think they are more inebriated than they actually are.

Dr. Messman-Moore, director of clinical training in Miami’s psychology department, often collaborates with Ward in her research.

Messman-Moore said people’s disposition can often be somewhat determined by their perception of what they are drinking and the act itself rather than what they are actually consuming.

“We hold these beliefs that alcohol will affect people in a certain way, and that when we drink, it will affect us in that way,” Messman-Moore said.

An anonymous, underage sophomore said she drinks Trashcans when she wants to have a fun night.

“They don’t taste bad and you can get drunk off them quickly,” she said.

“But I’m sure there’s a placebo effect involved. There have been times that I’ve gone to the bar and had nothing to drink, but still feel a high from the

loud music and crowd.”

Messman-Moore said expectancies are what allow students to feel more intoxicated than they are, be that from a misconception of the alcohol content of their drink, or any other factor.

“I’ve seen Trashcans take people from being kind of tipsy and buzzed to f***ed up,” Greitzer said. “It’s the act of seeing them take four bottles at once and [pour them into the cup].

That’s what tricks you.”

Sophomore Lisa Tageriello agreed.

“There’s a psychological factor,” she said. “Like, ‘Oh my God; it’s a Trashcan. I’m going to get so drunk.’”

Ward said that whether students are over or underestimating how much alcohol they are cosuming, what’s disturbing is the fact many of them have no idea. “[Students] really didn’t know what it meant,” Ward said, referring to her experience measuring students’ BAL Uptown. “They have a hard time understanding how much alcohol has what kind of effect on their bodies.”

Ward and Messman-Moore said it is impossible to generalize since not all students drink, however, those who do, drink regularly.

“What’s scary is that we’re not seeing that much of a change in who’s drinking—the prevalence of drinking—but in how much they’re drinking,” Ward said. “What’s striking is that the people who drink, drink a lot.”

Girl power: a week of women empowerment

DAMIEN WATSONTHE MIAMI STUDENT

Women’s Empowerment Week began last Monday with a variety of activities to strengthen women’s role on campus.

BY VICTORIA SLATER CAMPUS EDITOR

In a time where women are considered equal to men, senior vice president of Panhellenic Public Relations Katharine Davies said she still believes Miami University could foster a stronger female presence at the university.

Her goal to empower Miami’s female population led her to partner with the Women’s Center and Women in Business to establish the first annual Women’s Empowerment Week—a five-day series of activities geared at boosting the female role on campus. This event began Oct. 14 and continued throughout the rest of this week.

“About a year ago, we wanted to create a program that was bigger than us,” Davies said. “This program—Woman’s Empowerment Week—is meant to strengthen the woman’s role on campus. It includes different elements of the issues women face on campus.”

According to Davies, these issues include negative self-image, physical and sexual violence, security, male-dominated workplace and overall health. She said she realized that these concerns were prevalent enough on campus that not one single student could combat them, but she could utilize her high position in Panhellenic to help.

“There are a lot of issues that

women are facing on campus and no one was in a position to do anything about it besides us [at Panhellenic],” she said. “I think that the Miami environment is not that favorable to women; it is not that safe and it is not that empowering. In our position, we have the resources and the manpower to be able to change this.

So we saw it as our responsibility to make this campus better and make the lives of women better.”

She said she and several other women’s organizations on campus, such as the Women’s Center and Women in Business, organized five major events in which all university members could participate.

The events were free, and consisted of Zumba on Central Quad, a selfdefense class, a lesson on salary-negotiating, a manicure-pedicure session for women in the hospital and “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”, where men make a lap around Cook Field wearing high heels. So far, Davies noted that about 200 people have participated.

She added that she expects Women’s Empowerment Week will have a profound, positive effect on Miami’s female population.

“I hope women come out of this week feeling like they are not alone, that this is a community that supports them,” she said. “And I hope that they feel confident and empowered and beautiful, and that they never feel like the world is against them.”

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MU’s crucial posts still vacant

BY ALLIE SHULTZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami University continues its nearly year-long search for a new dean of the Farmer School of Business. Officials are also looking to fill the positions of dean of the College Creative Arts and vice president of Student Affairs, according to Associate Provost Carolyn Haynes.

With open leadership positions in two out of Miami’s six academic divisions, the administration must actively search to fill them.

According to Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Scott Walter, the hiring process starts with the advertisement of an open position and the assembly of a search committee consisting of five to seven campus professionals and students.

Walter said the hiring process begins immediately after a position is vacated. The time it takes to fill the position varies based on the division and requirements for the role.

“I think the reality is, especially when you get to the level of dean, vice president, assistant vice president and even some of our directors, it’s a three to six month process,” Walter said.

Once a position has been available for about eight weeks, Miami can begin narrowing the pool of applicants and using the search committee to evaluate them, according to Walters.

Haynes said the process could take longer depending on the success of the search committee.

“Most searches are conducted and concluded within one year,” Haynes said. “However, occasionally, searches do not reach a successful conclusion, and in those cases the search must be conducted again the following year.”

The search to find the next dean of the Farmer School of Business has been going on since January 2013 when former Dean Roger Jenkins retired from the position. Since then, Interim Dean Raymond Gorman has filled the position during the ongoing

search to find a permanent dean.

Gorman said he is not involved in the hiring process of the new dean, and that the work is done by a search committee chaired by Carine Feyten, the dean of the College of Education, Health and Society. Gorman also is not in the running for the position.

Applications for the position were due in September. The committee is now narrowing their search.

“Everything now is being done quietly because the applicants want to maintain confidentiality,” Gorman said. “Sometime, probably by the end of this fall, some finalists should be chosen and then they’ll be public candidates.”

According to Gorman, when applicants become public candidates, opinions from any source may be taken into consideration.

“At that point, everyone’s opinion matters,” Gorman said. “Anyone who meets with a dean candidate will get a form and have the chance to write their comments about the person for the search committee.”

Walter said the search for each candidate is unique to each position, but the important thing for all searches is that they are open and give equal opportunity.

“I think when you do a search it needs to be open to everybody,” Walter said. “My philosophy is you need to hire the best person. If that person is internal that’s great, but I also think if someone outside of Miami is interested and better for the job, they should be brought in.”

Haynes said meeting the criteria of the position along with being a good fit for the university are two important qualities in applicants.

“Miami wants to be sure that the finalist is of exceptional quality, fulfills the criteria of the position and is a superb fit for our university,” Haynes said.

According to Gorman, the dean of the Farmer School of Business is expected to be selected by next semester, but the search could take longer depending on how the finalist do in interviews and evaluations.

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Miami spins new web of online classes

BY KENDALL HUTCHISON

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Increasing interest from students, staff and faculty has prompted the E-Learning Advisory Council to introduce new online programs at Miami University. Though the university provided 180 online courses in 25 different subject areas this past summer, students can prepare for an increase in offerings within the next three years.

More online classes would offer new opportunities for students to take courses outside of the regular school year.”

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The E-Learning plan is an outline of the actions that need to be taken in order to successfully implement new online program initiatives, Assistant Provost for International Education Cheryl Young said. In the 2012-13 year, more than 2,300 students took online classes offered through the university, which represents the

increasing interest among the student body. Young said she has been working alongside fellow members to hire someone in the next few months to head the proposed initiative. This new hire will then begin to form and structure the E-Learning program by establishing an office and team of staff.

“It’s imperative to create an ELearning program, because it feeds the needs of the students here at Miami,” Young said. “Our school is very innovative, which means it’s important to meet the changing and growing requests of the student body.”

Junior Ashley Spellacy, who has never taken an online course before, said she thinks it will be beneficial for the university to offer more E-Learning programs, and would be interested in participating in such courses.

“More online classes would offer new opportunities for students to take courses outside of the regular school year, because it allows for increased flexibility,” Spellacy said.

For years, Miami has offered online courses, but now the E-Learning Advisory Council and the E-Learning Office are focused on expanding the programs available to students.

In June 2013, the E-Learning Advisory Council published a report discussing their overall mission,

recommendations and business plan.

“Given the rapid growth of online education and its importance for higher education, it is imperative that post-secondary institutions embrace dynamic approaches to online learning,” the report read.

According to Young, most of the current classes offered through the university are designed for summer and winter terms. She said the new E-Learning plan will urge more students to take classes through Miami rather than other universities. The plan will also target students who wish to further their education through an additional minor, and will form working partnerships with international universities in order to offer more opportunities for students abroad.

Brooke Bonner, graduate assistant for the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department who is also a former Miami student, said she thinks online classes are good because they allow for people to do classwork on their own time. However, she said she feels they create limited interaction with fellow classmates and the instructor which can make it difficult to fully comprehend the material.

“In terms of accessibility I think

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Western gets steamy, geothermal style

BY BRIAN HUBER

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

In Miami University’s latest efforts in the transition toward green energy use, the university is working to install a geothermal heating and cooling system to power Western Campus.

“The new geothermal system will power Western Campus,” Associate Professor of Geography David Prytherch said. “Currently, buildings like Elliott and Stoddard are already run by such a system, as part of a pilot project.”

Initially, the system will only run the dining hall and three residence halls on Western Campus, but will eventually run all of it. By 2025, the university plans to install a similar

system on the north side of campus “The first phase of this project cost $15 million, but it also included a lot of infrastructure improvements on Western Campus,” Director of Energy Systems, Doug Hammerle said.

“Of that $15 million, roughly $12 million was used for the geothermal portion, which includes tunneling and piping to get into the building.”

While the initial portion of the project is funded, officials are still discussing plans for future phases.

“The first phase of Western was funded through the Long Range Housing Plan, which bonded that money,” Hammerle said. “The funds for future phases haven’t been totally decided on the financial side yet.”

During the first phase, this

system is estimated to save between $100,000 and $150,000 a year, from the running of four buildings on Western Campus alone. These savings are likely to increase, as more and more of the campus is transitioned to the new geothermal system.

This follows in the wake of House Bill 251 (Advanced Energy Law), passed in 2006 that expanded funding for grants and also created a new rulemaking system for energy production incentives.

The university hopes that by 2025 these new systems will help the campus move toward a structure that will allow 40 percent of the campus to be run through the geothermal system, while the rest is converted to natural gas.

MAP tweaks homecoming voting system ASG weighs in on new legislation, vote on horizon

BY KATHLEEN CLYBURN FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

MADDY HAIGH PAGE DESIGNER

Students experience childhood wonders at RedFest on Thursday afternoon near Roudebush Hall.This homecoming event, hosted by Miami Activities and Planning (MAP), also featured hot dogs, Insomnia Cookies and raffles.

BY DOUG MILLER

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University is looking to improve its voting process for homecoming king and queen after last year’s controversy surrounding alumni voting.

According to the homecoming week co-chair Allison Gnaegy, the voting process utilized a paper ballot system in the past. However, last year the voting became available online through The Hub. This allowed alumni, especially 2012 graduates with unique IDs, to log onto The Hub and vote for both homecoming king and queen. This also allowed some nominees to tell friends who graduated to vote for them, possibly altering the results. This year, Miami Activities and Programming (MAP) put limits on who would be eligible to vote for homecoming king and queen on The Hub. In order for someone to be nominated for the homecoming court, an organization has to fill out a competition packet and participate in two

events throughout the week, Gnaegy said. Each organization can nominate one member, with first-round voting ending at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The second round leaves five men and five women, and students can vote for the king and queen during Thursday and Friday voting.

“The homecoming king and queen will be announced at halftime of the football game against Akron,” Gnaegy said.

Along with announcing the homecoming king and queen, MAP and the Alumni Association planned a full week of activities for both students and alumni. MAP took charge of planning many of the events, including a raffle on Thursday during RedFest on the Roudebush lawn.

Senior Kaila Frisone, a member of MAP, worked with Oxford businesses to get them to donate to the raffle.

“Of the 16 gifts so far, Oxford businesses have donated 12 of them, and I’m very pleased with the turnout,” Frisone said.

Frisone said she could not pick an event that she is looking forward to

the most, but said RedFest and Tailgate Town should be a great place to be for students.

There will also be events that will allow the alumni to interact with current students. Michelle Rosecrans, the director of alumni programs, worked closely with MAP to create a week for both students and alumni.

The first-ever Run for Love & Honor 5K will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday starting at Millet Hall.

“Any time you can get alumni involved and come back to Oxford is very exciting,” Rosecrans said.

There will be other events that will also attract alumni, according to Rosecrans.

The Uptown Parade, which starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and begins at Millett Hall, is also very popular with the alumni, Rosecrans said.

Other events for the weekend include a screening of the movie “Oz: The Great and Powerful” on Friday at Uptown Park, two hockey games between Miami and North Dakota at Goggin Ice Arena, the football game against Akron at Yager Stadium.

The Associated Student Government (ASG) met Tuesday to discuss two new pieces of legislation.

The first piece, a resolution supporting the creation of a first-year experience course, would implement a new one-credit-hour mandatory course for first-year students.

Authors of the resolution, senior Secretary for On-Campus Affairs Cole Tyman, sophomore Secretary for Academic Affairs Dan Stewart and sophomore senator Steve Bowersox, said they believe the course would be an effective way to help first-year students understand the resources Miami offers, ultimately increasing university retention and graduation rates.

“The goal of the course is really just to provide first-year students with the knowledge of the resources to be successful here,” Tyman said.

“It will really increase their chances to succeed.”

Sophomore senator Katie Caprez said she was concerned about the format of the class, asking how it will be different or similar to other classes, such as Living Learning Community (LLC) courses.

“We’ve been looking at a lot of different courses around the university that have kind of taught in this fashion,” Tyman said in response.

“For example, the College of Engineering has a course that is required

of all first year students, so we’ve been looking at courses like that to get ideas.”

Tyman also mentioned that many other universities and institutions have mandatory first-year experience courses.

Later in the meeting, the bill creating a student and alumni involvement database was presented to senate. The bill discussed would create a database comprised of Miami alumni and their contact information. The purpose of the database is to allow easy access to alumni so university members can reach them and request their time and possible donations.

Author of the bill, senior Secretary for Alumni Affairs Conor Nelson, said he believes the database will help link current students with alumni more easily, helping them maximize their resources and connections for the future.

“The need for this database is huge,” Nelson said. “Right now we only track varsity and Greek Life alumni, other than that no other alumni are tracked.”

Junior senator Max Smith said he had some concerns about the cost of the project to create a database.

“The cost has been quoted as only $400 for the entire project and it will bring in thousands and thousands of dollars from alumni donations every month,” Nelson said.

Senate will vote on both pieces of legislation at next week’s meeting.

CORRECTIONS It is the policy of The Miami Student to publish corrections for factual errors found in the newspaper.

In the Oct. 8 issue of The Miami Student, the article titled “Treadwell fired, Bath promoted” should have stated the buyout of Don Treadwell will cost the school, at most, $400,000.

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POLICE Oxford brimming with barbers

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Scrap-happy truck driver found with bikes, kegs At 9:15 a.m. Saturday, an OPD officer observed a red pickup truck driving around the north side of Oxford. The officer said the driver appeared to be picking up scrap metal.

The same officer saw the same truck traveling east on High Street., 15 minutes later. The officer counted three bicycles and saw a heap of scrap metal in the truck bed, according to OPD. The truck committed a traffic violation, and the officer executed a vehicle stop, OPD said. The officer said he believed the three bikes were not good condition and that they weren’t fit for scrap.

When asked from where he had acquired the bikes, the driver said he took them from “the alleys.” Despite prompts, the driver could not produce specifics, OPD said. He was asked to exit the vehicle.

It was at this point the officer noticed more metal, this time, inside the cab. There were two kegs of beer in the back seat, according to OPD. The driver said he had found them that morning.

The kegs and the bicycles were impounded by OPD, and the driver, along with his passenger, was allowed to leave in their truck.

OPD is actively investigating the impounded items. One keg was found to have been stolen from a porch on Elm Street.

Charges are forthcoming, according to OPD.

Mama Mia! Here he goes again, out window At 12:36 a.m. Wednesday, an OPD officer was hunting down a person wanted for failure to appear in court on charges of felony breaking and entering and violation of probation, OPD said.

The male was found near his residence, and the officer identified himself and notified the suspect of the active warrant in his name. The male asked the officer one favor before being arrested.

The suspect was allowed to enter his apartment to tell his mother he was being arrested and taken to county jail.

According to OPD, the officer waited in the doorway to avoid contact with a large Pitbull that lived inside. The male entered his mother’s bedroom and closed the door behind him.

At this point, another officer arrived, and the primary informed the newcomer to check the back windows to ensure the suspect was not trying to escape.

Sure enough, the suspect was found hanging out of the window.

He was arrested and taken to Butler County Jail.

Dispute over ID ends in its disappearance At 2:06 a.m. Wednesday, two OPD officers responded to Brick Street Bar and Grill, 36 E High St., in reference to a dispute between a bartender and patron regarding the validity of an ID. Upon arrival, the officers observed two bar staff members arguing with a white male near the patio entrance.

The officers split up, one identifying the issue and the other identifying the suspect, who was found to be 19 years old.

The male reeked of alcohol and wore two bar wristbands, indicating he had used illegal methods to obtain them, according to OPD. The ID in dispute could not be located, so the suspect was only cited for underage offenses, and was not cited for certain acts prohibited, the charge normally associated with possession and/or use of a fictitious form of identification.

BY KYLE HAYDEN

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

As students return from fall break, they sport the telltale sign that they have been home: a fresh haircut.

Many students have never gotten a haircut in Oxford. Rather, they struggle against a slowly creeping unkempt haircut, holding out until their next trip home. However, Oxford has no shortage of places for students to let their hair down. There are several locations in Uptown Oxford to get a haircut for under $20.

Among these locations is Varsity Barber Shop, located at 50 East Park Place, across the street from Uptown Park. The owner, Gary Settles, used to cut all customers’ hair himself despite an illness that required him to bring an oxygen tank to work. Recently he has been in and out of the shop so John Webster now cuts most of the hair.

Below Skyline Chili, Tom Creech and Joe Foltz staff Temple Barber Shop, located at 1 E. High St. “The original building that’d been here burnt down and when they constructed this one, we were one of the first tenants,” Creech said, “That was some time in ’73.”

Creech has been cutting hair for

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(Left to right) Barbers Tom Creech and Joe Foltz cut customer’s hair in Temple Barbershop, 1 E. High St. about 27 years. He said he took the skill on from his father, who used to run the “S&S barbershop,” formerly located next to what is now Chipotle at 7 W. High St. Across Uptown, next to the recently re-purchased Princess Theatre, Keith Fairfax stood tall outside his recently-opened Uptown location of Krispy Kutz, located at 100 W. High St. locking up, preparing to

leave for lunch. At the shop, Fairfax supposed students make up “80 percent” of his business, which he refers to as an “urban barbershop.”

“College kids keep me going, keep me busy,” Fairfax said, “between them and the ROTC guys.”

Fairfax said he has been cutting hair for roughly ten years. He recently moved Krispy Kutz Uptown after leaving a space on College

Corner Pike, near Wal-Mart, where he operated for two years.

Prices at the locations vary: at Varsity, a haircut will run a shaggy fellow $11. Temple, which advertises that it only takes walk-ins charges $13 for a haircut, $14 with a shave– commonly reffered to as a “cut and face.” At Krispy Kutz, it is $12 for a regular cut, $15 for a cut and a shave.

Chic Miami chicks open Three Valley Conservation online Bohemian botique Trust hikes on new land

BY SHANNON O’CONNOR

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The streets of Oxford will soon host the Beautiful On Her Own (Boho) Pretty Mobile Chic Boutique offering a new, exclusively Bohemian fashion line. Miami University is one of a handful of midwestern colleges where the shop will stop.

Groups will have the opportunity of planning a party with Boho, which means they will have the boutique to themselves as they browse and purchase the latest trends in this do-it-yourself experience. Furthermore, if sororities decide to get involved in this process, the business hopes to make donations to their respective philanthropies. Miami junior and public relations representative Brynne Kelly said they have taken the necessary steps to spread the word.

“Our press release has been coming out every month, and I’ve been blogging once a week,” Kelly said. “Bohopretty.com is our online store and is up and ready now, but we plan to have the site somewhere uptown by mid-November.”

A Team of Miami students was assembled to assist in advertising and setting up the shop. The Manger of this team and assist to marketing manager Junior Molly Miller Miami’s Team said this is the first year where the original boutique is no longer open.

“The mobile store is all we have now,” Miller said.

The clothes include everything from sweaters and dresses to accessories and jewelry.

“All the clothes are pretty and

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cheap,” Kelly said. “It’s the same quality you would get buying an expensive product elsewhere.”

Boho began as the Redemption boutique shop in Broad Ripple, Ind.While selling the products to the Oxford community is the number one priority, Kelly said sororities will especially benefit from the online store.

“We hope they will host events in their suites, and there will be a lot of buyers among them,” Kelly said. “But we also intend on giving a percentage of our sales to the philanthropies.”

Sorority members are excited about the Bohemian fashion. Junior Sam Stulen said she is impressed with Boho Pretty and their business model.

“This really is a win-win situation,” Stulen said. “Buying some new clothes will be a treat for us, and I really love that some of the money will go to charity.”

Oxford Resident Haley Wright also anticipates the boutique’s arrival.

“It’s really exciting to have a cheaper option to buy quality and not to mention cute clothes,” Wright said. “Oxford is such a small town, it’s always nice when more options are available!”

As preparations for the store continue, marketing manager Olivia Tennant said she is grateful for this opportunity.

“This is virtually an internship, so it requires a great deal of responsibility,” Tennant said. “But I know this is great practice for what I’ll be doing with marketing in the future.

Be sure to follow social media and look around for flyers for more details to come!”

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Grad student Maggie Waz reads writing at OxMag Reading in Shriver Bookstore Wednesday night.

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The Black Covered Bridge, which was built in 1868, abuts the new Mill Race Preserve in Oxford Township.

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Oxford residents will soon get a chance to explore Mill Race Preserve, the newly acquired Butler County MetroParks property in the township.

The 72-acre preserve northwest of Yager Stadium includes part of Four Mile Creek and the north end of the 1868 Black Covered Bridge, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The land, previously part of the Fryman farm, came under MetroParks management this spring following its purchase by Three Valley Conservation Trust.

The preserve is not yet open to the public, but community members can get a sneak peak during a MetroParks-sponsored hike 10 a.m. this Sunday. Although free to the public, pre-registration is required.

The hike is part of MetroParks’ monthly Walking Sticks series, which got its start nearly ten years ago and has had a nice following, MetroParks supervisor of programs and special events Lynette Dean said. Walking Sticks’ goal is to get people out to explore the parks.

Dean will lead the 90-minute hike Sunday. It follows a rough path along the creek and mill race, which is a water channeling structure that guided water into the saw and grist mill that existed on the property during the 1800s. The preserve got its name from this unusual water feature.

The mill was built in 1813 and was a significant establishment at a time when there were few residents in Oxford Township, Cal Conrad of the Three Valley Conservation Trust said.

Three Valley partners with people and communities to conserve the cultural heritage and natural

environment of its service area for the benefit of future generations, Conrad said. Three Valley preserves about 18,000 acres in Butler, Preble and Montgomery counties.

“It’s a beautiful property,” Conrad said of the Mill Race Preserve.

Three Valley has ensured that Mill Race will remain beautiful with a conservation easement that forever protects the area from development and restricts use of the property.

“It was never a question by the members of the board about preserving the property, but there was trepidation about raising $1.1 million dollars,” Conrad said.

“We’ve done something wonderful for Oxford.”

An additional benefit of the land purchase is the change in land use that is in process. In four years, 35 acres of the preserve, currently leased to a local farmer, will be allowed to return to its natural state.

This will likely mitigate fertilizer runoff into Four Mile Creek that sometimes results from agricultural land use. Overall, this would result in less nutrient pollution, which has been a major source of impairment to the Great Miami River Watershed.

The Mill Race Preserve will remain closed until the agricultural lease ends, Dean said. In that time, a lot of planning will happen to decide how the land will be used. This planning will include input from the public in the form of public surveys.

Conrad’s vision for the Mill Race Preserve is for it to remain wild, with hiking trails and opportunities for bird watching and fishing with a small parking area – but that’s five to eight years down the road, he said.

“It’s fun to explore areas that you don’t normally get to go to and be with like-minded people,” Dean said.

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Valuable services for the quarter of students with mental illnesses Miami University Counseling Services says about 27 percent of the Miami student population reports having been diagnosed with a “mental disorder”. To put that in perspective, that’s almost equal to the amount of out-of-state students that attend Miami (30 percent).

The Editorial Board of The Miami Student is surprised by this statistic.

Mental disorders are serious and the fact that nearly one in four students at Miami has actually been diagnosed with a mental disorder is an issue we can’t help but talk about.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) claims about 26.2 percent of adult Americans (18 or older) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. That is about one in four adult Americans.

So we see Miami, compared to the national average, seems to be relatively typical; that is, on track with current U.S. statistics.

The NAMI defines mental illnesses as “medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life.” These mental illnesses can range from eating disorders to ADD, personality disorders to OCD or Tourette’s syndrome to depression.

A 2010 survey sponsored by the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) reports that 24 percent of counseled students are on psychiatric medication, which is up from 17 percent in 2000 and nine percent in 1994. The study also reports, “85 percent of [counseling] directors believe that there is an increase in the number of students coming to campus who are already on psychiatric medication.”

In the past decade or so, there has been this notion that the U.S. is an over-medicated society, especially among adolescents. Home remedies and over-the-counter medicine seem to be deemed inadequate as parents are medicating themselves and their children with much stronger prescription drugs. For example, USA Today reports nearly 1 in 10 U.S. children between the ages of five and 17 were diagnosed with ADHD between 2007 and 2009. After a fifteen-minute interview, a young person walks out with a prescription to Ridilin. And a couple sleepless nights result in a bottle of Ambien, Ativan or Xanax.

Prescription drugs have longterm effects. Anti-depressants, for example, slow the brain’s activity and “diminish heartbeat and

respiration to dangerously low levels,” AbovetheInfluence.com said.

Though ignoring a serious mental illness can be just as dangerous. This makes the debate over prescription drugs a hard battle to win.

Back in early September, we reviewed the launch of Miami’s Suicide Awareness and Prevention Project and the unveiling of the “Just in Case” suicide prevention app. A response to our editorial piece that week provided more detail behind the purpose of the app. The author of the letter said, “Deciding when to seek help is not always easy; the information provided in the “I can’t cope” tab is intended to assist students with thinking through that decision. The app also includes various numbers to encourage users to contact trained professionals for help and simplifies that process.”

We are happy to report that this app has received over 1,000 downloads since its release earlier this year.

Aside from the Just in Case app, there are a handful of other resources for students that feel like they can’t cope with certain psychological distresses. For instance, the Counseling Center offers a “Stress and Anxiety Management Workshop” (SAM-W) on most Mondays and Thursdays throughout the semester up until Finals Week, as well as “Pet Therapy” and individual or group counseling.

According to the Student Counseling Services’ (SCS) website, we currently have eight SCS Personnel who are all highly trained individuals, with either a Ph.D, M.D. or Psy.D. Miami’s SCS also employs two supporting staff and hosts 10 trainees for the 2013-2014 school year. Total, there are 20 counselors available for students at Miami’s Student Health Services, and at no added cost.

With 20 counselors and 15,000 students, that makes a 750 to 1 student to counselor ratio at Miami. The national average student to counselor ratio is 1,800 to 1, according to the 2010 ACCA study.

It has been made clear that students are coming to college more medicated than years before, so we hope Miami has the resources to compensate for this influx of students with mental health issues.

Those students who go undiagnosed or are left feeling ignored or unable to cope must realize how many resources Miami’s Counseling Services has to offer.

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PATRICK GEYSER THE MIAMI STUDENT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Applauding removal of names from Police Beat I applaud the Editorial Board’s decision to stop naming those whose late-night antics land them in the Miami Student’s Police Beat.

An arrest does not equal guilt, and this newspaper rarely, if ever, reports if a student has been charged.

Including the names of students involved in drunken shenanigans is salacious journalism that serves no greater purpose other than inducing gawking and giggling at the misfortunes of others. These incidents are often the result of larger problems, including a culture that celebrates binge drinking and a system that doesn’t do enough to educate young people on the effects of alcohol.

Furthermore, in a question of ethics, journalists must weigh the importance of sullying the names of students who have done something embarrassing, but not

necessarily newsworthy. I point to the case of a young man who vomited while in police custody (Police Beat, 9/27/13). Whose interests are served when reporting this man’s name?

Taking the step to remove offenders’ names is not, as Andrew Geisler writes, bowing to the desires of powerful institutions. Nor is it folly to go against the desire of readers. And it is not about whitewashing life in Oxford or keeping students’ online reputations clean.

It is a matter of integrity. Is it really newsworthy or ethical to publish the name of someone who is arrested for an infraction and not charged? Would The Student follow up if a judge throws out the charges, or even refuses to bring charges? Only in exceptional circumstances should an uncharged offender be named.

When Mr. Geisler writes that an

online poll shows “readers wanting more of it,” he should recognize that readers, for all their importance to the newspaper and community, are not the final arbiters of newsworthiness. After all, we live in a time when “listicles” about cats that resemble “Saved by the Bell” cast members are more widelyread than stories about why our government is shut down.

The Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics offers two important suggestions that apply here: “Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity,” and “Be judicious about naming criminal suspects before the formal filing of charges.”

The Student’s new policy adheres to these cautious and important values.

ALEX PARKER

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United Way giving back to Oxford community We all love Miami University and the town of Oxford. However, our campus is somewhat out of tune with the many problems facing the community members of Oxford. Timed with the kick-off of the annual Oxford United Way campaign, the Student United Way of Miami University asks the Miami students to give second thought to the community that we live in and how we can enrich the lives of community members in need along with ourselves.

A few days ago, I overheard someone say that Oxford is like nowhere else in the state of Ohio.

At first, I scoffed at this comment thinking to myself that there are plenty of small towns across the state of Ohio just like Oxford.

But the more I thought about it, I couldn’t help but find myself agreeing with this statement. Oxford is a truly special place where intelligent and hard-working students come together to become better individuals while also creating memories and fostering friendships that will last a lifetime.

Because of these experiences, we develop a special affinity with the “mile square” of Oxford.

But as we proceed with our classes, extracurricular activities and social life, it is sometimes very easy to forget that Oxford reaches far beyond Miami University and the bars of Uptown. It is easy to forget that we live in a community that is made up of much more than college students. It is easy to forget

that there is a community that still has its own problems that need to be attended to. Over the course of any given year, the Oxford United Way raises nearly $250,000 to go directly back to the Oxford community. Great programs such as the Community Choice Pantry, the Family Resource Center, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters are made possible due to this enormous effort. As the annual United Way campaign begins, it is important to recognize how much the Oxford community means to us and to think how we can give back to a community that has provided so much to us.

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The arrogance of the far right has left undoubtable harsh scars on democracy Aside from the hysterical Saturday Night Live remake of the Miley Cyrus song “We Can’t Stop,” not much good came out of the government shutdown. In fact, much bad came of it. Besides the fact that citizens were without the services they pay for, it cost the nation $160 million every day during the shutdown. Dysfunction and idiocy reign. Yet, maybe we shouldn’t have been surprised with the situation, given the arrogance and ignorance of the far right.

It is clear to any casual observer what has driven the madness in Washington the last few years: the rise and undue influence of Tea Party types like Ted Cruz and Michele Bachmann in the Republican Party. These individuals and others like them came to power not with the intention of addressing our nation’s problems, such as improving health care and responsibly reducing the deficit, but instead

to drastically reduce the size and scope of government, regardless of the costs or consequences. And we must hand it to them, they have succeeded. This relatively small group of extreme conservatives has managed to bring the government of the most powerful nation in the world to a screeching halt.

They refuse to compromise with anyone who dares to disagree with their ideology of extremely limited government, including members of their own party. They are prepared to use any tactic necessary to get their way, including shutting down the government and threatening to not pay our nation’s bills.

They say, “We want our country back.” One couldn’t conceive of a more unbelievably arrogant and ignorant statement. It is every American’s country, and our government should responsibly reflect that.

Never mind that the Democratic House candidates collected more

in total votes than the Republican candidates nationwide did in 2012.

Forget that Mitt Romney lost a presidential election on the issue of Obamacare, for which the far right in Congress shut down the government and which they have attempted to repeal, delay, or defund 41 separate times.

What does the far right understand that the rest of us don’t? Do these Tea Partiers know of some secret panacea for our nation’s problems that we don’t know of or can’t comprehend? The answer is a categorical no: they believe in one thing only, shrinking government no matter what the costs or consequences. They are a purely destructive force, encapsulated in Representative Marlin Stutzman’s (R-IN) unbelievable recent remark that they, the far right, “have to get something” out of the government shutdown even though they “don’t know what that even is.”

The behavior of these elements in our political system undermines our democracy. Our system of governance, whether operating in Washington, Columbus or Oxford, is based on finding solutions

want done to you, lest you open Pandora’s box.

The most tragic part of all this is that the far right will not go away; they are entrenched in their Gerrymandered, heavily-red districts.

They are prepared to use any tactic necessary to get their way, including shutting down the government and threatening to not pay our nation’s bills. to problems through negotiation, persuasion and compromise—not taking the government and economy hostage to completely get one’s way. Lubricating this process is the understanding that tactical precedent matters; essentially the “golden rule” we were raised on: don’t do unto others what you don’t

So, get used to the dysfunction in Washington; the far right’s arrogance and ignorance shows no signs of abating.

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The United States’ ‘shadow’: Dirty wars leave us with blood stains on our hands Since 9/11, U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) was bolstered with money and support from Congress and both former President Bush and President Obama in order to turn the world into a BRETT MILAM battlefield.

The weekend of Oct. 5 was a unique representation of this shift in military might and strategy: the United States conducted commando raids in Libya and Somalia. In Libya, they arrested Abu Anas al-Libi, a top al-Qaida operative, said to be behind the 1998 bombings of Kenya and Tanzania. The latter saw Navy Seals raid Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, said to be looking for senior al-Shabab leader, Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima. It is still unclear whether Ikrima was killed, according to NPR. Jeremy Scahill, war journalist and author of the book Dirty Wars, referred to these operations as f-cubed.

“You find your target, you fix their location, and then you finish them off…or in the case of Libya, by actually sending in Delta Forces to snatch someone off the streets of another nation,” Scahill said.

JSOC’s reach truly is global, as Scahill explained. Operation forces operate in the Horn of Africa targeting Somalia terrorists, in the Philippines working with their Special Operations to go after Islamic militant organizations and

in Mexico and Columbia working with their Counter Narcotics units.

Peter Bergen, national security analyst for CNN, argued President Obama has grown comfortable with deploying special operation forces in countries the United States is not at war with.

“For the White House, part of the appeal of special operations and drones is that they do not, of course, consume anything like the blood and treasure that are expended on conventional military operations such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Bergen.

Propelled by Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal back in 2003, JSOC now has its own drones, air force, and intelligence operations; it has become, as Bergen said, a small army within the military.

While all four branches of government faced cuts during the shutdown, which ended this week, JSOC actually grew.

Even the CIA has not achieved the level of secrecy afforded to the JSOC. For instance, President Obama gave JSOC the rare authority to select individuals for its kill list — and then to kill, rather than capture them, according to The Washington Post.

JSOC now conducts covert operations in over 75 countries and numbers approximately 25,000, according to NBC News. While the raids in Libya and Somalia became known, much of JSOC’s actions are not subject to congressional review and most assuredly, the American people are not privy to their missions.

Shane Harris at Foreign Policy expanded upon this, saying, “The Obama administration has killed far more suspected terrorists and militants with drones and special operations strikes than it has

brought back to face justice in the U.S. courts system.”

Certainly then, the capture of al-Libi is a welcome change to the assassination authority and the right path forward. Terrorism ought to be treated like the crime it is, rather than the impetus for a perpetual global war.

However, the secrecy, the questionable legality and the consequences of current operations and mandates, mostly in the form of the continuing drone war, are cause for much concern.

that privileges intelligence-gathering, aggressive investigation and meaningful efforts to arrest and detain, all guided by the rule of law,” Cavallaro said.

Our drone strikes in Pakistan, especially, are not popular. According to a Pew Research Poll, only 17 percent of Pakistanis supports drone strikes, even if the American government works with their government.

Nevertheless, an article in The Atlantic disputed those results based on the notion that most Pak-

While the raids in Libya and Somalia became known, much of JSOC’s actions are not subject to Congressional review and most assuredly the American people are not privy to their missions.

Some, such as American author and journalist Michael W. Lewis, have argued drones are the best option compared to either troops on the ground or inaction.

“It is clear that drones remain the best option available to minimize the negative effects of the conflict on civilians while continuing to disrupt the Taliban,” Lewis said.

Yet, even he made mention of how much friction the JSOC’s nighttime raids in Afghanistan caused.

James Cavallaro, professor at Stanford Law School, provided a worthwhile summation of the best path forward I spoke of, which expands the options Lewis had considered.

“A law enforcement approach

istanis were not even aware of the drone program.

The article’s authors said, “Among those who were aware of the drone program, less-educated respondents were more likely to oppose it whereas the better-educated were more likely to support it.”

Still, even if the Pakistanis supported the drone war, it should give us pause, for instance, that, according to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 200 children have been killed since 2004 in drone strikes, with total civilian casualty estimates as high as 926.

Malala Yousafzai, the 16-yearold Pakistani who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out about the right of girls to get an education, met with President Obama

Oct. 11. She expressed her concern with the drone war, specifically in Pakistan. She made mention that the drone attacks were fueling terrorism.

“Innocent victims are killed in these acts, and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people,” Yousafzai said. “If we refocus efforts on education it will make a big impact.”

I find it troubling that one of the forerunners to win the Nobel Peace Prize (she lost to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) had to relay such a sensible and well, peaceful, sentiment to a Nobel Peace Prize-winner.

A Navy Seal, speaking to the Washington Post said this about his unit, “We’re the dark matter.

We’re the force that orders the universe but can’t be seen.”

President Obama, Congress and the American people have innocent foreigners’ blood on their hands every day JSOC is allowed to operate with impunity and in the dark.

As Malala said, there are avenues we can take as a country, whether it is education or turning counterterrorism into to a more law enforcement, intelligencegathering apparatus, to combat terrorism without comprising our legal framework and our morals.

It is long overdue that we rethink our foreign policy and our approach to terrorism. As Scahill said, “We cannot kill our way to peace.”

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creating more online programs would be beneficial for commuters, but could also have a negative impact on students because it would make them more focused on their individual grade rather than the discussion and learning aspect,” Bonner said. To achieve the goals of the initiative, the E-Learning Advisory Council is requesting $2.4 million as an initial investment, Young said. This money will go towards instructors’ salaries, hiring the E-Learning Office personnel, marketing, state authorization of the program and overall operations.

Junior Kaitlyn Berry, a supply chain management major, said she thinks that increasing online programs will have a negative impact on the university. While she

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO USE AT THE MIAMI STUDENT! E-mail Lauren at photo@miamistudent.net for more information. agrees that it is important to keep up with changing technologies, she thinks online courses will take away from having the opportunity to learn from professors in person.

“I think that online classes ruin the experience that a traditional classroom settings offers students,” Berry said.

While the first phase isn’t expected to begin until [later this year], if accepted by the university, the ELearning Advisory Council has laid out a three-year plan detailing revenue projections. Following the initial investment, it is projected that the E-Learning initiative will allow for a net of more than $8 million for the university by its third year.

With continuing interest regarding increasing the number of online programs offered at Miami, the student body can keep an eye out for new E-Learning initiatives to become available.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013 ANDREW GEISLER GOING LONG WITH GEISLER

WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFF ERA OF THE NCAA

Our long national nightmare known better as the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has finally come to an end. The 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee was officially announced, and next year we’ll have a four-team playoff.

After living with the fickle BCS since 1998, college football fans were ready for basically any other system to decide who faces each other for the national championship. People love to dump on the BCS with its computer formulas and sometimes head-scratching results, but it served us relatively well in the end.

The BCS gave us Vince Young vs. Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart, the classic Ohio State versus Miami matchup (which might be the happiest moment of my life) and many more. The system is imperfect, but it was a grand improvement over crowning multiple champions and not having the two best teams match up at the end of the year.

Fortunately, we’ve evolved again. And this time, it’s doing exactly what the BCS tried to do 15 years ago—give us more football with great teams playing each other.

Who wouldn’t want to see Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon and the winner of Florida State/Clemson play in college football’s own version of the Final Four? Next year that will be the reality, and that’s exciting.

Invariably, there will be complaints. Somebody’s always going to get left out, but as long as the system continues to move toward the best teams playing each other to crown a real champion, there should be no real complaints.

Early in the aforementioned 13-member committee’s life, there has been some controversy. How will people like Pat Haden (USC’s athletic director) set aside their individual biases to pick the best teams?

People with questions like these need to relax. All anyone wants is the best product. The best product makes the most money and that’s how everyone is really happy. Everyone on the committee has a long-time commitment to real competition, so there’s no need to wring our hands about their motives.

And for those bothered by Condoleezza Rice being included on the committee, I say, get a life. The daughter of a football coach, and a political scientist, diplomat and former top advisor to a president should be able to hold her own making decisions on sports of any kind (and she’s a real fan).

The playoff era, like the BCS era will be fun, but imperfect. Kind of like the college football system millions continue to tune into every week because it’s so compelling. Let’s focus on the fun college football’s final four provides and avoid wringing our hands over the small stuff.

WEEKEND HOME EVENTS VOLLEYBALL

7 p.m. Friday, Central Michigan University

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10 a.m. Saturday, Missouri State University

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FOOTBALL

Miami aims for first win in attack against Akron

TAYLOR WOOD THE MIAMI STUDENT

Interim head coach Mike Bath gives advice to redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Kummer during practice.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A winless season, a coaching change and an 0-2 start in MidAmerican Conference (MAC) play; there have not been too many positives for the Miami University football team. Miami is currently on a 10-game losing streak that dates back to October of last year.

All of that can change in one game.

This Saturday, the RedHawks (06) will host the University of Akron Zips (1-6) in a homecoming game that offers redemption for an ailing RedHawk team that is desperately searching for that first win.

Despite their record, these RedHawks have stayed hopeful and maintained a healthy attitude throughout seven weeks of play.

Practices have increased tempo, the players’ focus is razor sharp, and the mindset of this team is not one of a defeated squad – these ‘Hawks want to win every time they step on the field, and that starts by gauging their progress daily, something that interim head coach Mike Bath has stressed since taking the reins of the

HOCKEY

program just over a week ago.

“I’m looking forward to these young men getting better one day at a time,” Bath said. “I look forward to seeing how we improve throughout the week and I’m looking forward to bringing these guys out on game day.”

The progress has not come without cost. Bath has implemented a new playcalling style on both sides of the ball, something that was reflected in Miami’s loss to the University of Massachusetts last week. The RedHawks left a lot of plays out on the field, according to the coaching staff, and the ’Hawks have to learn the new system on the fly – something that is tremendously difficult for any Division-I program, redshirt senior captain and tight end Steve Marck said.

“The guys are picking it up well,” Marck said. “Normally, you have a training camp and spring ball to put in an offense, especially in college; it’s pretty complex. But guys are picking it up and we’ve got a lot of experience on the offense. It’s going to progress week to week.”

Akron is the only team below

Miami in the East Division, with an 0-3 record in conference play. The Zips average just 275 yards per game against MAC opponents, scoring an average of just over 12 points in each of those three contests.

They’re also 0-4 on the road, but Bath has warned his team against the pitfalls of playing into the statistical game.

The same Zips nearly took down No. 23 Northern Illinois University in a 27-20 nail-biter and came within four yards of upsetting then-No. 11 University of Michigan.

“They’re going to present plenty [of challenges],” Bath said. “They do a good job on both sides of the ball.

We’re going to study them, know their tendencies, and try to attack them certain ways, but what it boils down to is it’s about us, and that’s what we’re worried about. We’re worried about each one of us improving every single day, and have a great day in front of a homecoming crowd, and show them what this program is all about.”

The ’Hawks and Zips are set to kick off 1 p.m. Saturday at Yager Stadium.

SOCCER

’Hawks host inaugural NCHC game RedHawks shoot for pair of wins versus MAC teams

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

After being named No. 1 in NCAA by the most recent USCHO. com poll, the Miami hockey RedHawks start National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) play Friday against No. 6 University of North Dakota (UND).

The RedHawks (2-0-0) will be taking on UND (1-0-1) for the first time since Nov. 28, 2009, a series that North Dakota leads 2-0-1 alltime. The two teams hold the distinction of being the first teams to play a conference game in NCHC history, and as an added bonus for the RedHawks, this series happens to fall on their homecoming weekend.

“Everybody’s pretty excited about it,” junior captain and forward Austin Czarnik said. “It’s the inaugural game for the league and everyone’s getting fired up for it. All the fans are exciting and they always cheer for us, so I think it’s huge for us. If we need some confidence they’re there to pick us up in those situations.”

The RedHawks have gotten off to a hot start, in large part to the play of their top line that features sophomore forward Riley Barber and reigning Hobey Baker Finalist Czarnik.

man, CBS Sports Network’s college hockey analyst, has followed Barber since his days in junior hockey and said he’s a game-changer in multiple aspects of the game.

“He’s an impact player, a momentum changer,” Starman said. “He’s got a great ability to make things happen quickly because of he’s speed. He’s got an NHL shot, he’s got a quick release, and he’s really smart … Riley Barber can change the complexion of a game if you give him two feet to work with.”

The weekend pits two head coaches against each other who are two of the best in the business: Miami’s Enrico Blasi and North Dakota’s Dave Hakstol. Hakstol is entering his tenth season with UND, and is the only active Division-I coach with a winning season every year of ahis career. He’s a six-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Award, has guided North Dakota to five Frozen Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances in each of his nine seasons at the helm. Blasi enters his 15th year with the RedHawks, and has established the Brotherhood as a perennial contender. Starman said it makes for an intriguing matchup behind the benches.

All the fans are exciting and they always cheer for us, so I think it’s huge for us. If we need some confidence they’re there to pick us up in those situations.”

AUSTIN CZARNIK

JUNIOR CAPTAIN AND FORWARD

Barber leads the nation with seven points, boosted by a four-goal effort last Saturday against The Ohio State University. Czarnik is third in the NCAA with five points. Dave Star-

“Dave [Hakstol], being an ex-pro, was a hard, gritty defenseman who would throw his face in front of a shot and run through a wall for you, and I think he’s been able to develop

that kind of mentality in his players,” Starman said. “They play with an edge and they play up tempo and they don’t back down; there’s no fear when you put on that North Dakota jersey.

“When it comes to Rico [Blasi], he motivates his players with the approach of ‘play like I did.’ He was one of those kids who had talent, but wasn’t the most talented player on the ice. That never stopped him from being a contributor. And that’s the kind of coach Rico is – don’t back down, don’t give an inch, play for today and don’t worry about tomorrow. And I think his players have responded.”

All eyes in the college hockey world will be on Oxford Friday night, and it’s a weekend that will leave a footprint on both teams’ records moving forward into the young season. The NCHC is a conference full of talent, as it boasts a combined 17 NCAA Championships, 50 Frozen Four berths, 12 Hobey Baker Award winners and a total of 295 players that went on to play in the NHL. Starman describes these teams as “sitting in the first couple rows of the plane,” denoting that they’re first-class programs.

“This team is more focused on winning its next game than a national title,” Starman said of Miami.

“This team talks about becoming a better team, and sweeping weekends and going through the process and living in the moment and just becoming a better group. I think when you take that kind of approach … you become a much better team much faster. I think this group is built for a long run.”

The series opens Friday night at 7 and will be televised on CBS Sports Network. Saturday’s puck drop is set for 8 p.m. Admission is free for all Miami students with a current Miami ID.

BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University soccer team (6-6-2) looks to gain some ground in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as it takes on Northern Illinois University (4-8-2) and the University of Toledo (5-9-0) this weekend at home.

After high-profile games against the then top-two teams in the MAC, the ’Hawks play the bottom two teams in the MAC West division.

Miami is 3-1-2 in conference play.

Head coach Bobby Kramig said he doesn’t think the RedHawks will overlook their opponents.

“These kids know what MAC games are all about,” Kramig said.

“I think we learned that lesson at Akron. Both games this weekend are going to be very difficult.”

Team captain and senior forward Katy Dolesh also said the ’Hawks will be focusing on this weekend and not looking ahead.

“In the past, we’ve dealt with that,” Dolesh said. “Last year we definitely did when we played Ball State [University]. But every team in the MAC this year is doing well. Everyone’s beating everyone, and just because we played two of the top teams last weekend doesn’t mean that these two teams this weekend couldn’t also be top teams. Everyone’s good this year.”

The Huskies of NIU are averaging 1.14 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.79 goals per game.

Sophomore forward Nicole Gobbo leads the team in scoring, with has 12 points on six goals.

Dolesh said playing NIU is a challenge because the Huskies play a physical style of soccer that is similar to what the RedHawks saw in a win

over Kent State University this year.

“They don’t really play any type of possession in soccer,” Dolesh said. “Obviously, we like to try to possess the ball. They just like to get the ball, kick it forward and have everyone run and kind of hope for a mishit or a misclearance and find a way to get forward still off of that.”

Dolesh said it is a style of soccer that the ’Hawks prefer not to play.

“We don’t like that [style] because [the ball] is always coming right back down our throats,” Dolesh said. “So we never sometimes get a chance to possess, and so we kind of end up playing like they do.”

Dolesh said Miami needs to play smart in order to counter NIU’s physical style of play.

“It’s just making the right decisions,” Dolesh said. “We’re going to try to work on it in the midfield, making the right decisions for playing the ball through or playing the ball to feet, and just using our heads a lot more so that we can keep possession of the ball and not just do things that give it up.”

The Toledo Rockets average 1.5 goals per game, but surrender 2.07 goals per game. The toughest challenge for the RedHawks’ defense will be to corral senior forward Rachel MacLeod. MacLeod, the second-leading scorer in the MAC, has 22 points on 10 goals and two assists. Kramig said defending against MacLeod will be a difficult task. “[She’s] the leading goal scorer in the conference,” Kramig said.

“Fabulous player … She in and of herself is a very difficult player to deal with.”

Kickoff for the match against NIU is 4 p.m. Friday. Game time for the match versus Toledo is 1 p.m. Sunday.